Arsenal will start 2016 at the Premier League summit, although they are only ahead of second-placed Leicester on goal difference.

City, whose away form compares unfavourably with their results at Etihad Stadium, are three points adrift of the pacesetters in third place.

Wenger’s side bounced back from their 4-0 Boxing Day thrashing at Southampton with a convincing 2-0 triumph over Bournemouth on Monday night, as Mesut Ozil continued his brilliant form by creating one goal and scoring the other.